Esther Forbes

Johnny, a young apprentice silversmith, is caught up in a dramatic involvement with Otis, Hancock, and John and Samuel Adams in the exciting operations and subterfuges that lead up to the Boston Tea Party and the Battle of Lexington. As Johnny is forced into the…

In the bustling Boston of 1773, Johnny Tremain is a fourteen-year-old apprentice to a silversmith. He is gifted and knows it. He cheerfully lords it over the other apprentices until the tragic day when a crucible of molten silver breaks and Johnny's right hand is…